My name is Kevin Granberry. I am a the current facilitator for ACSG. I have been with ACSG since 2006. Our founder Joel Barrett originally created the Atlanta Cisco Study Group (ACSG) to get people together who were interested in pursuing Cisco certifications. Our first meeting was June 3, 1998. The idea for the ACSG originally came from a MCSE study group he created with the help of many other friends in 1997. That study group "graduated" many of its members to MCSE status. The ACSG is doing the same for engineers working on Cisco certifications.

 

If you’re reading this you probably know it is difficult to attain CCNA, CCNP certifications, much less the highly coveted Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certification. The CCIE certification is, without a doubt, the most difficult to attain and highest paying certification in the IT industry. It takes at least two years of hands-on work and a lot of serious studying to pass both the written and lab tests. Once passed though, the opportunities for career advancement are incredible. About 75% of the Internet runs on Cisco equipment and there is a huge demand for CCIEs.

 

Our focus on Cisco certification is primarily due to the technical challenge but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t interested in the salary benefits that accompany it. The way I figure it is this, "If you do what you love, the money won't be far behind." Thanks for your interest! If you still have questions please email me (kevin.granberry@gmail.com ) for more information, otherwise come to a meeting where they will be answered in person.